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i met this morning with senator kerry to give him an update on this trip. a number of the senators who were on the trip with me met with him, and i am determined that we make certain that the united states invests in the kind of forward leaning relationship in africa that will take the fight to al qaeda in africa and that will invest in stability in countries where if we don't partner with them effectively, they may slip into the kind of state that mali's in now. just a few short years ago, mali was viewed as a stable, democratic ally of the united states and it's come unwound fairly quickly. i chaired a hearing on december 5th to look at mali and to look at the situation there and try and raise its profile. i have gotten great cooperation from the state department and defense department but as you point out, this incident in algeria reminds us that it needs attention and investment at the highest levels of the american government. >> senator, thank you very much. we appreciate it. we will see if the president of the united states does indeed say anything a
i met this morning with senator kerry to give him an update on this trip. a number of the senators who were on the trip with me met with him, and i am determined that we make certain that the united states invests in the kind of forward leaning relationship in africa that will take the fight to al qaeda in africa and that will invest in stability in countries where if we don't partner with them effectively, they may slip into the kind of state that mali's in now. just a few short years ago,...
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kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. this is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. this is someone who has wanted something more than a senate seat for quite some time. >> yes he has. when you say ta made for the job. president assad of syria told me and that is kind of the tone that we have had. he has rubbed shoulders, talked with, influenced most of the world leaders. that is why he is -- people would argue a very good fit for this job. at one moment or throughout this hearing it really sounded like what he does every day as chairman of the foreign relations committee. there was a moment a couple of minutes ago, however, where that subject of benghazi came up. the same senator, senator johnson who got into it with secretary clinton yesterday sort of got into it with senator kerry. senator kerry said you are not going to get day light between me and secretary clinton right here and stood up for what she has been saying that she is and he will be total
kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. this is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. this is someone who has wanted something more than a senate seat for quite some time. >> yes he has. when you say ta made for the job. president assad of syria told me and that is kind of the tone that we have had. he has rubbed shoulders, talked with, influenced most of the world leaders. that is why he is -- people would argue...
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kerry was confirmed as new secretary of state by 93-4 vote last week. many people assumed kerry was the second choice for the job after ambassador susan rice. kerry said this, quote, he called me actually a week before susan rice got out of the thing. he calendar me and said you're my choice. i want you to do this. he asked me to keep it quiet. i did. i sat on it. remember, a few weeks before susan rice pulled out several senators said they would block her confirmation because of her comments on the benghazi tragedy. >>> a key republican said he'll back chuck haggle. nebraska senator johanns is the second to commit. his decision followed a private meeting hagel would defend israel. hagel himself a republican and former nib senator was criticized for his testimony. he's expected to make more calls on capitol hill. >>> top catholic leader in los angeles has relieved retired cardinal roger mahoney of public and administrative duties. archbishop gomez says he's punishing his predecessor for miss handling sex abuse claims, although some call it an empty gest
kerry was confirmed as new secretary of state by 93-4 vote last week. many people assumed kerry was the second choice for the job after ambassador susan rice. kerry said this, quote, he called me actually a week before susan rice got out of the thing. he calendar me and said you're my choice. i want you to do this. he asked me to keep it quiet. i did. i sat on it. remember, a few weeks before susan rice pulled out several senators said they would block her confirmation because of her comments...
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kerry was easily confirmed by the senate. but the president's pick to take over as defense secretary is having a harder go at it. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> 48% of the americans we questioned last month say the senate should confirm former republican senator of nebraska chuck hagel who's come under criticism for his positions on the war in iraq. >> this super bowl matchup has it all. >> a new national poll suggests that neither the san francisco 49ers nor the baltimore ravens are favored among americans. when it comes to the super bowl, there's even a partisan divide. republicans are pulling for the 49ers and democrats are pretty much divides between the two teams. miguel? >> interesting, two university of texas coaches are accused of having affairs with students. but they're not getting the same punishment. longhorns women's track coach was forced to resign after admitting to an affair with a student in 2002. friday the school announced it had disciplined assistant football coach major applewhite for
kerry was easily confirmed by the senate. but the president's pick to take over as defense secretary is having a harder go at it. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> 48% of the americans we questioned last month say the senate should confirm former republican senator of nebraska chuck hagel who's come under criticism for his positions on the war in iraq. >> this super bowl matchup has it all. >> a new national poll suggests that neither the san francisco...
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>> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%. the president, anybody in this country, would die for that. >> listen, the people on the other side of the aisle aren't taking the fact this nation's going bankrupt seriously, so she's a member of that party, we haven't passed a budget in the united states senate for almost four years, so no, i don't think she'd make a very good president. >> and finally, sir, according to a new book, reporter michael hastings just wrote it. president obama called the widow of one of the people who died in benghazi, sean smith, the day after the attack and said, promise to, quote/unquote, avenge the deaths of americans. do you believe him? >> well, i'll take him as his word. but you know, that was another curious question i would like to ask secretary clinton is why when those bodies were coming home, she went up to t
>> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%. the president, anybody in this country, would die for that. >> listen, the people on the other side of the aisle aren't taking the fact this nation's going bankrupt seriously, so she's a member...
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john kerry, you just mentioned him a few moments ago. the incoming -- or expected to be incoming secretary of state senator from massachusetts, almost night and day in terms of what you hear in the background noise in the capital with respect to john kerry. i remember when you were talking to olympia -- not olympia snowe but kcollins. she was saying john kerry would make a fine secretary of state. you are not hearing -- senators are not coming out of the woodwork to say that about chuck hagel, at least not at this point. dick did your burbin was say iie of the union" yesterday it's not the course of overwhelming approval you heard for john kerry. there will be a tough fight for chuck hagel coming up. wolf? >> john, thanks. we'll come back to you as well. let me bring in john king and gloria borger. john, first to you. clearly, he's qualified to be the secretary of defense, serving on the president's foreign intelligence advisory board, serving on the defense advisory board, chairman of the atlantic council, major think tank here. served
john kerry, you just mentioned him a few moments ago. the incoming -- or expected to be incoming secretary of state senator from massachusetts, almost night and day in terms of what you hear in the background noise in the capital with respect to john kerry. i remember when you were talking to olympia -- not olympia snowe but kcollins. she was saying john kerry would make a fine secretary of state. you are not hearing -- senators are not coming out of the woodwork to say that about chuck hagel,...
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general hayden, former director of the cia was talking about incoming secretary of state john kerry, incoming if he is confirmed secretary of defense chuck hagel and here is what he had to say about the new team. >> i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks when it comes to foreign policy. this is going to be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints or reluctance to have bigfoot prints in new areas. >> i want you to tell me what your reaction is to that. do you see a new team coming in with a different attitude toward the president's policies? >> no, i really don't. after all, the president is the person who makes policy with regards to foreign affairs and defense policy. >> this is about pushback. the suggestion is you all do push back and this team might not. >> i've got to tell you, anybody who knows john kerry and anybody who knows chuck hagel, i've been with him in meetings and conferences, and i've been with him on issue debates, they push back. believe me, they push back on the issues. i think in the situ
general hayden, former director of the cia was talking about incoming secretary of state john kerry, incoming if he is confirmed secretary of defense chuck hagel and here is what he had to say about the new team. >> i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks when it comes to foreign policy. this is going to be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints or reluctance to have bigfoot prints in new areas. >> i want...
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do push back and this team might not. >> well you know, i've got to tell you, anybody who knows john kerry and anybody who knows chuck hagel, i've been with them in meetings and i've been with them in conferences, and i've been with them on issue debates, they push back. believe me, they push back on the issues. i think in the situation room, everybody has to give their honest views. i think they won't hesitate to give their honest views. >> one of the things where there might be pushback, looking ahead is we're now hearing from some senior types in the white house, that they might not want any troops to remain in afghanistan after 2014. right now, as you're looking at the situation, and you trained troops in afghanistan, for both of you, since you trained troops over there, we never hear very good reports. i think the last sort of official one we saw was that one afghan battalion of all of them was able to work without u.s. ground or air support. are afghan troops and is afghan security and police going to be ready in 2014 to have no u.s. support? >> first of all, i've never heard anyone
do push back and this team might not. >> well you know, i've got to tell you, anybody who knows john kerry and anybody who knows chuck hagel, i've been with them in meetings and i've been with them in conferences, and i've been with them on issue debates, they push back. believe me, they push back on the issues. i think in the situation room, everybody has to give their honest views. i think they won't hesitate to give their honest views. >> one of the things where there might be...
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smart move by kerry to bring her for the sympathy factor and soften potential questions. he's still a politician, folks. on a white house memo praising presidential advisor valerie jarrett, did anyone at the white house seriously think this type of drivel would convince anyone that valerie jarrett actually does anything there? that's a quote. and here's what he said about the former cia director and defense secretary leon panetta. leon panetta never has more acclaim been awarded a bureaucratic caretaker do nothing, look behind the curtain please. obama can be a [ bleep ] to his staff and not afraid to throw them under the bus for his own self-interest #confess your unpopular opinion. joining us is the reporter who broke this story about this guy who was tweeting all this stuff, josh rogin is joining us from "the daily beast." josh, good work. thanks very much. so how did you do it without revealing any confidential sources or anything? how did you break the story? >> sure, for years now, lots of us in the journalist community and the foreign policy committee have been sea
smart move by kerry to bring her for the sympathy factor and soften potential questions. he's still a politician, folks. on a white house memo praising presidential advisor valerie jarrett, did anyone at the white house seriously think this type of drivel would convince anyone that valerie jarrett actually does anything there? that's a quote. and here's what he said about the former cia director and defense secretary leon panetta. leon panetta never has more acclaim been awarded a bureaucratic...
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that's after nominating john kerry for state, chuck hagel for defense and john brennan for cia chief. obviously as you can see, they are all white men. with hillary clinton exiting the state department and lisa jackson stepping down as head of the epa, the obama administration's at a net loss when it comes to women and minorities in the cabinet. "outfront" tonight, roland martin, rosa brooks, and reihan salam. rosa, let me start with you. this is a president who campaigned aggressively on women's reproductive rights and equal pay for equal work. it was a big part of his campaign. he won the women's vote by double digits over mitt romney. should the president be asking for something that he mocked, i.e., binders of women? >> i'm tempted to send him a few binders. i know a lot of fantastic women. i think this isn't an issue of affirmative action here. this is an issue of having to reach far down in order to find a woman who is a little bit less qualified than man and putting her up there. this is a question of you got a bunch of equally qualified people, one of whom is a democratic woma
that's after nominating john kerry for state, chuck hagel for defense and john brennan for cia chief. obviously as you can see, they are all white men. with hillary clinton exiting the state department and lisa jackson stepping down as head of the epa, the obama administration's at a net loss when it comes to women and minorities in the cabinet. "outfront" tonight, roland martin, rosa brooks, and reihan salam. rosa, let me start with you. this is a president who campaigned...
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i know senator kerry has killed men. i'm not sure about senator hagel. i believe he has. but do you think that actually -- those experiences made those more cautious about using u.s. force than perhaps others? >> i think that it will likely -- i think that's one of the reasons, jake, that the president has chosen these men. i mean, his aides -- administration officials are clear about it, they believe -- what gloria was saying the rush to war, it could be cautious, a last resort. and chuck hagel expresses that view as does kerry. and more than that, we're in a time transition. as the president draws down troops from afghanistan, as you've been reporting, that he's now looking for a way to reposition the u.s. defense posture. so that we fight our new war against al qaeda in a different way, without necessarily putting boots on the ground. and that means looking to, especially, technology, intelligence, the use of drones, we've seen that more. and that's something that i think you can expect chuck hagel to embrace. and sort of sell and support at the department of defense.
i know senator kerry has killed men. i'm not sure about senator hagel. i believe he has. but do you think that actually -- those experiences made those more cautious about using u.s. force than perhaps others? >> i think that it will likely -- i think that's one of the reasons, jake, that the president has chosen these men. i mean, his aides -- administration officials are clear about it, they believe -- what gloria was saying the rush to war, it could be cautious, a last resort. and...
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it's kerry's committee. he chairs it at least for the time being until he is expected confirmation as hillary clinton's successor. we will bring in wolf blitzer from washington as we wait on this. this is one of the moments that you say how things have changed in washington. >> if you remember back when he came back from vietnam and testified, that was one moment. now he is about to be the next secretary of state. quite another moment. remember in 2004 when he was the democratic presidential nominee. he got close and lost ohio and the incumbent president george w. bush was not elected president, but was close. not that many votes. he was close at that time. he has been a senator all of these years and now going to be the secretary of state. i don't think there is any doubt they will confirm him and he will go smoothly. >> you said relatively smoothly. you think the confirmation is expected? >> yes, the confirmation is expected. it will be overwhelming and a handful who vote against him if that, but he will b
it's kerry's committee. he chairs it at least for the time being until he is expected confirmation as hillary clinton's successor. we will bring in wolf blitzer from washington as we wait on this. this is one of the moments that you say how things have changed in washington. >> if you remember back when he came back from vietnam and testified, that was one moment. now he is about to be the next secretary of state. quite another moment. remember in 2004 when he was the democratic...
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john kerry the secretary of state now. in a farewell appearance, the former secretary of state hillary clinton took note of the latest trouble and warned of very tough challenges ahead. >> of course, we live in very complex and even dangerous times as we saw again just today at our embassy in ankara where we were attacked and lost one of our foreign service nationals and others injured. i know the world that we are trying to help bring in to being in the 21st century will have many difficult days. but i am more optimistic today than i was when i stood here four years ago. >> our chief national correspondent john king is here in "the situation room." john, like me, you met hillary clinton 20-plus years ago in little rock, arkansas, when her husband was running for the democratic presidential nomination. she's been running for 20 years basically nonstop as well. >> she has been, wolf, in our country and around the world sort of a living, breathing evolution of women in politics, women in power. a lot of that quite successful
john kerry the secretary of state now. in a farewell appearance, the former secretary of state hillary clinton took note of the latest trouble and warned of very tough challenges ahead. >> of course, we live in very complex and even dangerous times as we saw again just today at our embassy in ankara where we were attacked and lost one of our foreign service nationals and others injured. i know the world that we are trying to help bring in to being in the 21st century will have many...
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they're not blocking john kerry while they have other issues they disagree with, with john kerry. it's just chuck hagel. because, again, so far outside that bipartisan foreign policy mainstream. >> all right, cornell, what does this say about the president, that he refused to back down? >> well, it says that the president -- he's leading. i mean, this certainly -- chuck hagel is someone who fits the sort of description of what the president wants to see more of in washington. just reaching across the aisle. touching republicans. you know, reaching across the aisle and saying, you know what, you don't have to play this partisan political game all the time. here is someone who has been a republican senator from a red state who agrees with me on some issues but disagrees with me on other issues. but we can work together. he's someone who has my confidence. again, like colin powell said. so a bold independent thinker. another thing, here's it is guy who can be the first enlisted man who can ever be secretary here. here's someone who gets the troops. when the president looked at what t
they're not blocking john kerry while they have other issues they disagree with, with john kerry. it's just chuck hagel. because, again, so far outside that bipartisan foreign policy mainstream. >> all right, cornell, what does this say about the president, that he refused to back down? >> well, it says that the president -- he's leading. i mean, this certainly -- chuck hagel is someone who fits the sort of description of what the president wants to see more of in washington. just...
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john kerry, capable diplomat but the countries will notice the president is not there. on iran sanctions, the treasury department says they don't have the teams in place to monitor these sanctions. also, the pivot to asia, this was another priority in the second term, rebalancing to asia. when the president doesn't show up for these conferences, that has weight. >> candy, there's a new ad the democrats plan on running in john boehner's home district in ohio during the football game on sunday. let me play a little clip. >> speaker john boehner didn't get his way on shutting down health care reform, so he shut down the government and hurt the economy. >> all right. this is getting tougher and tougher and tougher. >> it is, but i wouldn't say speaker boehner is in trouble in his district. last time around, he ran unopposed. last time i looked, he scores in the 60s and 70s generally. so i think this is meant more as we play it, other people play it, a tweak at him rather than anything with specific political intent. maybe they drive down his numbers. tough the see john boeh
john kerry, capable diplomat but the countries will notice the president is not there. on iran sanctions, the treasury department says they don't have the teams in place to monitor these sanctions. also, the pivot to asia, this was another priority in the second term, rebalancing to asia. when the president doesn't show up for these conferences, that has weight. >> candy, there's a new ad the democrats plan on running in john boehner's home district in ohio during the football game on...
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. >> president obama picked senator john kerry to lead the state department after ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. you'll recall rice caught a lot of flack over the benghazi attack. kerry is chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. >>> we are still talking about this probably for the last time, though. an inaugural official told cnn that pop star beyonce did not sing the national anthem live on inauguration day. the official asked to not be identified and it was beyonce herself who made the decision the night before. >> now you think it's done? >> i don't think we'll hear from her at least not for a while on this subject. yesterday there was at least a mystery, did she or did she. now it appears she didn't. there you go. >>> the truth about manti te'o, the notre dame star speaking out and coming clean about the fake girlfriend hoax. while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will wo
. >> president obama picked senator john kerry to lead the state department after ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. you'll recall rice caught a lot of flack over the benghazi attack. kerry is chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. >>> we are still talking about this probably for the last time, though. an inaugural official told cnn that pop star beyonce did not sing the national anthem live on inauguration day. the official asked to not be identified and it...
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no doubt this opinion will be on the minds of both john kerry and his russian counterpart today. in just a few hours they'll meet in geneva for more discussions about syria. as for reaction to putin's op d op-ed, democratic senator robert menendez said he almost vomited when he read it. >> i have to be honest. i was at diner and i almost wanted to vomit. the reality is, i worry when someone who came up to the kgb tells us what is in our national interest and what is not. and, you know, it really raises the questions of how serious this russian proposal is. >> chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is in geneva with more on the talks between the united states and russia. >> reporter: on the flight in i was constantly testing u.s. officials' confidence in this process and i think it's safe to say they're coming with a healthy dose of skepticism but they say they wouldn't be coming here if they didn't have some confidence that this could move forward. very quickly, they're going to move from the 30,000-foot level down to the ground level. that's why they've brought with t
no doubt this opinion will be on the minds of both john kerry and his russian counterpart today. in just a few hours they'll meet in geneva for more discussions about syria. as for reaction to putin's op d op-ed, democratic senator robert menendez said he almost vomited when he read it. >> i have to be honest. i was at diner and i almost wanted to vomit. the reality is, i worry when someone who came up to the kgb tells us what is in our national interest and what is not. and, you know, it...
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in fact it was in 2008 when then senators joe biden, chuck hagel and john kerry, chuck hagel his pick to be defense secretary, john kerry his pick to head up the state department, went to afghanistan and actually met with hamid karzai, had a very contentious meeting with him as they confronted the issue of corruption in afghanistan. so certainly this is a relationships that that has had tension over the years and that is something as well that these new picks for the national security team and foreign relations team are going to be confronting and they certainly have experience with, wolf. >> all right. if we're in that two minute warning, i think they will be announcing the introduction of the proptwo presidents walking will. an opening statement by president obama and then karzai and then questions. very limited number of questions. i think two questions maybe from each side from the afghan side frrks t, from the u.s. side and then they will answer questions. they've been meeting in the oval office now. this follows president karzai's meetings yesterday with the secretary of state h
in fact it was in 2008 when then senators joe biden, chuck hagel and john kerry, chuck hagel his pick to be defense secretary, john kerry his pick to head up the state department, went to afghanistan and actually met with hamid karzai, had a very contentious meeting with him as they confronted the issue of corruption in afghanistan. so certainly this is a relationships that that has had tension over the years and that is something as well that these new picks for the national security team and...
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hillary clinton is expected to introduce john kerry to the senate. here's something that might keep you warm on this frigid morning, a sneak peek at the new mercedes super bowl ad featuring "sports illustrated" covergirl kate upton, excuse me. she is washing a car, yes. >> are you going to make it to the segment just checking. >> she has shorts on. >> they say sex sells but some critics are saying it is too sexy for the super bowl. one person who posted on the mercedes-benz facebook page, hot girl, great car and somehow i think this is the worst car mercedes ever made. >> that's it? that's sexy? >> i don't know. >> i'm just saying, she's blowing suds. that's too sexy, seriously. >> that's what they're saying. i'm just reporting the news. >> the godaddy ads have been sexy. >> actual naked women painting their bodies. >> that's more sexy than that? >> i'm not an expert on sexiness like you. >> well that's obvious, manti. >> and we're moving on. so this morning we've got a first look at a new book that takes us inside the world of scientology, it uncove
hillary clinton is expected to introduce john kerry to the senate. here's something that might keep you warm on this frigid morning, a sneak peek at the new mercedes super bowl ad featuring "sports illustrated" covergirl kate upton, excuse me. she is washing a car, yes. >> are you going to make it to the segment just checking. >> she has shorts on. >> they say sex sells but some critics are saying it is too sexy for the super bowl. one person who posted on the...
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we have a very complete and detailed description. >> senator kerry telling senator johnson he does not agree with the claim that the obama administration intentionally misled the american public about what happened at benghazi. >>> coming up, you're about to hear the voice mail left by the woman who pretended to be the football player manti te'o's girlfriend and his emotional response. ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. using cloud computing and mobile technology, verizon innovators have developed a projective display for firefighters. allowing them to see through anything. because the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigger solutions. powerful answers. verizon. good morning, turtle. ♪ my friends are all around me ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ ♪ all set? all set. [ male announcer ] introducing t
we have a very complete and detailed description. >> senator kerry telling senator johnson he does not agree with the claim that the obama administration intentionally misled the american public about what happened at benghazi. >>> coming up, you're about to hear the voice mail left by the woman who pretended to be the football player manti te'o's girlfriend and his emotional response. ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared...
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our foreign affairs correspondent is traveling with secretary kerry. >> kerry the secretary of state of the united states. >> reporter: in a town hall style meeting in berlin america's top diplomat john kerry sporting a preppy pink tie showed he can loosen up. at one point the often buttoned up kerry turned folksy in explaining america's right to free speech. >> in america you have a right to be stupid. if you want to be. and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be. and we tolerate it. >> reporter: on his first trip overseas as secretary of state kerry seems intent on avoiding diplomatic disasters, especially in his first meeting with russia. >> we want to reset -- >> reporter: like his predecessor infamous misspelled reset button. >> we worked hard to get the right russian word. >> you got it wrong. >> reporter: kerry's photo op of the russian foreign minister was over in a minute. they seemed eager to get down to business. but when the cameras left kerry and sergei spent two hours together nearly half of which was devoted syria. >>> let's see if anyth
our foreign affairs correspondent is traveling with secretary kerry. >> kerry the secretary of state of the united states. >> reporter: in a town hall style meeting in berlin america's top diplomat john kerry sporting a preppy pink tie showed he can loosen up. at one point the often buttoned up kerry turned folksy in explaining america's right to free speech. >> in america you have a right to be stupid. if you want to be. and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody...
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, secretary of state kerry, to pursue a dialogue with iran. you have been rather hawkish on this issue. you have legislation with democratic counterpart pushing even tighter sanctions against iran, but surely you don't think there's a problem with kerry meeting with his counterpart to see if there is a diplomatic path out of this crisis. >> we need a path but we need a path in which iran agrees to give up its nuclear program, give up its enrichment, give up its weapons-making capability, and it's important we also realize why we're at this point. and that is the existing sanctions we have on iran have forced about $600 billion out of that economy over the last two years, capital flight is rampant, they have mass unemployment, very high inflation, and the bill that we passed bipartisan, 400 votes in the house of representatives into the senate, would compound those sanctions, increase those sanctions on the regime in order to try to force them to give up those weapons. i think that's why rouhani is now, you know, making these offers. i think th
, secretary of state kerry, to pursue a dialogue with iran. you have been rather hawkish on this issue. you have legislation with democratic counterpart pushing even tighter sanctions against iran, but surely you don't think there's a problem with kerry meeting with his counterpart to see if there is a diplomatic path out of this crisis. >> we need a path but we need a path in which iran agrees to give up its nuclear program, give up its enrichment, give up its weapons-making capability,...
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kerry will speak after his ceremony swearing in. vice president joe biden will do the honors. kerry took the official oath on friday. >>> in money news if you think you're paying through the nose now for your smartphone data plan just wait. new report predicts monthly bills will be $40 higher by 2017 because americans are expected to use 6.2 gigabytes of data per month by that year, that's eight times more than they use today. the report by cisco also predicts connection speeds will be three times faster. >>> it's a busy year for coast guard cutters, freezing temperatures and frigid winds are forming ice ten inches across the great lakes. fleet of nine cutters is working around the clock to keep the channeling clear. >>> a rising tide lifts all boats, it's a phrase that say sums up the obama's administration approach to the economy, rather than targeting specific groups the president insisted that policies benefiting all americans will in turn help those who are the most in need. but that philosophy is not sitting well with some in the african-american committee who some criti
kerry will speak after his ceremony swearing in. vice president joe biden will do the honors. kerry took the official oath on friday. >>> in money news if you think you're paying through the nose now for your smartphone data plan just wait. new report predicts monthly bills will be $40 higher by 2017 because americans are expected to use 6.2 gigabytes of data per month by that year, that's eight times more than they use today. the report by cisco also predicts connection speeds will be...
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the president, secretary of state kerry in particular secretary of state kerry has been up on capitol hill said this is a bad idea you play into the hands of the hard liners that don't want the president of iran to make a deal with us. it will make these negotiations go ahead and send iran back into the corner to build nuclear weaponry. i want to read you something senator mark kirk from illinois, a republican, in on one of those behind closed door meetings and came out and said this about secretary of state john kerry's briefing. the administration very disappointingly said discount what the israelis say. this might speak to a larger problem i think that you and this administration are on totally different sides and really that friction has now gone to capitol hill. >> well, first of all, this is a big issue and the people of good faith can have different opinions and friends and best of friend can have different opinions. there's things we agree on and things we disagree on. this is not a partisan issue either. there are democrats calling for tougher sanctions and republicans saying
the president, secretary of state kerry in particular secretary of state kerry has been up on capitol hill said this is a bad idea you play into the hands of the hard liners that don't want the president of iran to make a deal with us. it will make these negotiations go ahead and send iran back into the corner to build nuclear weaponry. i want to read you something senator mark kirk from illinois, a republican, in on one of those behind closed door meetings and came out and said this about...
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maybe his solution is let kerry be kerry in this instance although don't let kerry define his language. >> when a president zigs and zags, it hurts his case. people don't think you're strong and decisive if you see you going to and fro. >> supporters will say he is looking for a way not to kill people. >> that is to be respected and that's to be lauded. but this whole thing has played out as an accidental solution here and people want to think that actually -- to jessica's point these things are thought out. >> we have to leave it right there. thank you so much. thank you all for watching. i'm jake tapper. catch me on "the lead" and i will be back here tomorrow at 11:00. up next, piers morgan live. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male annou
maybe his solution is let kerry be kerry in this instance although don't let kerry define his language. >> when a president zigs and zags, it hurts his case. people don't think you're strong and decisive if you see you going to and fro. >> supporters will say he is looking for a way not to kill people. >> that is to be respected and that's to be lauded. but this whole thing has played out as an accidental solution here and people want to think that actually -- to jessica's...
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he pulled a john kerry on us. this is what america has said, it's political and petty. while it's true he wasn't officially nominated or presented until january 6th or 7th, the fact his name has been floated out there since november. it's not as if the republicans didn't tell us ahead of time they that were going to do this. they told us before the official process began. >> let me remind everybody about john bolton. the democrats -- they blocked him forever to be the ambassador to the u.n. solely because they didn't like this personality. and ultimately, george w. bush needs to use his resources to put him there. >> wait a minute, there were reports that john bolton had sexually harassed people working under him. this is a bit deeper. >> there were reports -- let me just tell you something, if having reports were a disqualification for public service -- >> well, it's a legitimate -- it's an absolutely legitimate concern for the senate to ask about. this is nothing but petty politics. >> the statements are iraq and israel, those are not necessary? >> well, those are que
he pulled a john kerry on us. this is what america has said, it's political and petty. while it's true he wasn't officially nominated or presented until january 6th or 7th, the fact his name has been floated out there since november. it's not as if the republicans didn't tell us ahead of time they that were going to do this. they told us before the official process began. >> let me remind everybody about john bolton. the democrats -- they blocked him forever to be the ambassador to the...
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>>> john kerry says bashar al assad is a thug, a murderer. we'll have more on that when our special report continues. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today, like our 24/7 support and service, because at liberty mutual insurance, we believe our customers do their best out there in the world, so we do everything we can to be there for them when they need us. plus, you could save hundreds when you switch, up to $423. call... today. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. what's your policy? >>> happening now, a "the situation room" special report, "crisis in syria." two political powerhouses are about to debate military action. stand by for newt gingrich versus bill richardson. >>> plus the president backup plan if congress refuses. >>> i'll a
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the president's secretary of state kerry, in particular, secretary of state kerry has been on capitol hill saying this is a bad idea because you keep playing into the hands of hard-liners who don't want the president to make any kind of deal with us. it will be bad faith if it will certainly make these negotiations go ahead and send iran back into the corner to build nuclear weaponry. i want to read you something that senator mark kirk, he's from illinois, he's a republican, he was in on one of those behind-closed doors meetings and came out and had this to say about secretary of state john kerry's briefing. the administration very disappointingly said discount what the israelis say. this might speak to a larger problem i think that you and this administration are on totally different sides and really that friction has now gone to capitol hill. >> well, first of all, this is a big issue. and people of good faith can have different opinions. and friends, the best of friends can have different opinions. we agree on a lot of things and there's some things we disagree on. by the way, from
the president's secretary of state kerry, in particular, secretary of state kerry has been on capitol hill saying this is a bad idea because you keep playing into the hands of hard-liners who don't want the president to make any kind of deal with us. it will be bad faith if it will certainly make these negotiations go ahead and send iran back into the corner to build nuclear weaponry. i want to read you something that senator mark kirk, he's from illinois, he's a republican, he was in on one of...
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. >>> and a scandal for millions, take a look at kerry washington as olivia pope, dealing out her tough brand. >> if we handle this right it is a bump in the road. and how you handle it will show your leadership abilities and build your character. >> politicians and celebrities find themselves in hot water. i would ask her how she would handle toronto's crack mayor, florida's obama care situation. all coming up, i want to begin with the big story, the crash that killed "fast & furious" star paul walker, a passenger in the porsche carrera gt, owned by his friend, both died when the car slammed into a light pole and burst into flames on saturday. joining me live from the scene of the accident, thank you very much indeed for joining me. obviously, a devastating thing to happen. not just for all his fans and family, but for everybody at this event you were at. a charity event. tell me what the event was and how he had seemed at the event itself before this crash. >> the event was a "toys for tot" annual drive that paul walker put on every year. this time, it was for the victims of indiana,
. >>> and a scandal for millions, take a look at kerry washington as olivia pope, dealing out her tough brand. >> if we handle this right it is a bump in the road. and how you handle it will show your leadership abilities and build your character. >> politicians and celebrities find themselves in hot water. i would ask her how she would handle toronto's crack mayor, florida's obama care situation. all coming up, i want to begin with the big story, the crash that killed...
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so is kerry's focus on the game trying to forge a peace wise? >> given the conditions in the neighborhood this is potentially promising program for america to succeed. >> if it's broken and different -- calm in certain ways so the funny thing is the fire is somewhere else. >> can kerry, a boston netanyahu, giving the time that is given him, as the rest of the region burns? >> reporter: and it burns. syria's war has killed -- sake monday the world is used to its unthinkable brutality. it's eamericaned, that death toll the worst. and now egypt where an elected islamist has been opposed by a heavy-handed army it can't embrace. will a palestinian peace slow the flames at all? >> it's a new chapter of history. the events unfolding are completely disconnected from the so-called major issue which is palestine. >> they're stuck in a region that cannot lead and yet it cannot fix. it's now going to get into the middle of the syrian war. we are really going to be hard-pressed to -- the israeli/palestinian problem is the one area where in effect america's i
so is kerry's focus on the game trying to forge a peace wise? >> given the conditions in the neighborhood this is potentially promising program for america to succeed. >> if it's broken and different -- calm in certain ways so the funny thing is the fire is somewhere else. >> can kerry, a boston netanyahu, giving the time that is given him, as the rest of the region burns? >> reporter: and it burns. syria's war has killed -- sake monday the world is used to its...
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and i thought secretary kerry was quite bold. because in his statement going in, he basically said, he dispensed with diplomacy. he said our military posture remains. it is only the threat of force that's brought to us this dip make the point and brought president putin and the russians here. he said that to lavrov. >> but andrew if assad is saying now we have this other part of it not just the threat of military force that can't be on the table you can't fund the rebels or arm the rebels. >> we shouldn't arm the rebels. >> the cia is. >> it shouldn't. the president said we are not putting boots on the ground. where are the cia? we have no interest in the future or the resolution of that conflict. it is a civil war in a country divided and has been divided for decades if not centuries by these sectarian differences, and the government just as in iraq is led by a minority of alowiets who the british and the french set up to control the majority. [ overlapping speakers ] >> hold on a second. and that's how the colonial powers set i
and i thought secretary kerry was quite bold. because in his statement going in, he basically said, he dispensed with diplomacy. he said our military posture remains. it is only the threat of force that's brought to us this dip make the point and brought president putin and the russians here. he said that to lavrov. >> but andrew if assad is saying now we have this other part of it not just the threat of military force that can't be on the table you can't fund the rebels or arm the...
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we have kerry's comment that now muddies the waters. you have the interview with bashar al assad who says this is all a lie, there isn't a shred of evidence, you have public opinion which is going south. now the president goes forth and carries on these interviews and has to answer all of these questions. this is a big difference from just being able to go out there as the commander in chief and make a simple case. this is not simple. >> so he has the case to make. we'll be watching tomorrow night in primetime, and tomorrow night's address, and we'll hear from one of the newest members of the cnn team, newt gingrich. he was talking about the president's media blitz today. this was his opinion. >>. >> the presidency should be above the norm. tomorrow night's speech is what matters. if he's successful tomorrow night, he will convince the american people, however reluctantly, we have no chose but to hit assad. if he's not successful tomorrow night, his proposal is doomed and will go down to a very, very serious defeat in congress. tomorrow
we have kerry's comment that now muddies the waters. you have the interview with bashar al assad who says this is all a lie, there isn't a shred of evidence, you have public opinion which is going south. now the president goes forth and carries on these interviews and has to answer all of these questions. this is a big difference from just being able to go out there as the commander in chief and make a simple case. this is not simple. >> so he has the case to make. we'll be watching...
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official who said this was a major goof and that kerry went off script. what you're seeing and aides have been hud ling trying to figure out how to respond to the latest news, i think you're seeing the scramble going on at the white house to adjust to this latest information that's been put out by the secretary kerry. >> what would be the downside, if any downside, from the administration's perspective in seeing and checking out to see if this russian proposal does have merits and that syria will basically be forced to eliminate its chemical weapons stockpiles, especially given the tough struggle the president's having in getting a resolution passed in the senate and the house authorizing the use of military force? >> i think said to the president what if they were to give them up, they would say that's great. i don't think when the administration is dealing with russia ordealing with syria, they take what russia and syria say with a grain of salt. observers of syria, wolf, don't expect assad would ever give up his chemical weapons. they find it sort of d
official who said this was a major goof and that kerry went off script. what you're seeing and aides have been hud ling trying to figure out how to respond to the latest news, i think you're seeing the scramble going on at the white house to adjust to this latest information that's been put out by the secretary kerry. >> what would be the downside, if any downside, from the administration's perspective in seeing and checking out to see if this russian proposal does have merits and that...
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kerry comes out and makes the case that the president has a right to act on syria. it's a catastrophe now, the red line is in the sand. and obama comes out two days later on the saturday and says i'm going to punt this to congress. i think what this looks like is obama had it -- we know he pulled putin aside at the g-20 and he sat down. they had an off the cuff conversation. snowden came up. syria was more dominant in the conversation. i wouldn't be surprised that others have floated this, give assad a chance to turn over things. they talked about it. this was planned. and i don't think this was by accident. this wasn't a slip of the tongue. >> let's play the john kerry sound for people who have not seen it so far. >> is there anything at this point that his government could do or offer that would stop an attack? >> sure he could turn all of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week, turn it over, all of it without delay and allow a full and total accounting before that. but he isn't about to do it and it can't be done. >> can i talk -- >>
kerry comes out and makes the case that the president has a right to act on syria. it's a catastrophe now, the red line is in the sand. and obama comes out two days later on the saturday and says i'm going to punt this to congress. i think what this looks like is obama had it -- we know he pulled putin aside at the g-20 and he sat down. they had an off the cuff conversation. snowden came up. syria was more dominant in the conversation. i wouldn't be surprised that others have floated this, give...
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so dana, kerry, the next thing we know that's going to happen is kerry on thursday will be in geneva. i guess he leaves tomorrow night. what's going on on capitol hill? have all the votes just been tabled for now? >> yes. >> they're all done for now? >> not done. the president reportedly said inside a meeting with senate republicans on capitol hill, press the pause button. the senate majority leader canceled what was supposed to be a big classified briefing tomorrow to give an update on syria. he basically said what's the point? we need to wait. anything we're told now about the strategy diplomatic or otherwise could change on a moment's notice. so absolutely that was the message that the president gave today. he probably didn't have to say it really very explicitly because we knew that yesterday when reid canceled the vote, at least delayed it, he didn't do that on his own. that was in consultation with the white house. we need to be realistic here. it wasn't just because he saw diplomatic movement. he didn't want to have a vote that was going to lose. >> they were going to lose. >>
so dana, kerry, the next thing we know that's going to happen is kerry on thursday will be in geneva. i guess he leaves tomorrow night. what's going on on capitol hill? have all the votes just been tabled for now? >> yes. >> they're all done for now? >> not done. the president reportedly said inside a meeting with senate republicans on capitol hill, press the pause button. the senate majority leader canceled what was supposed to be a big classified briefing tomorrow to give an...
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almost every senior official, president obama, john kerry, chuck hagel said we had to preserve u.s. credibility with iran. now, a mountain of scholarship and international relation shows that things don't work that way. countries know that what you might do in one situation says very little about what you might do in another different situation. in other words, you really don't have to attack country a to let country b know that you're a tough guy. now, this has been a particularly bad time for obama officials to thump their chests about credibility because for the past few months the iranian government has been sending signals that started with the election as president. during the campaign, he had vigorously attacked the previous administration for being unable to come to an agreement with the international community and ease the sanctions against iran. "it is good to have centrifuges running provided people's live and livelihoods are also running." since his election, he's been sending signals every few days. he's exchanged letters with president obama. september 4th tweet from a
almost every senior official, president obama, john kerry, chuck hagel said we had to preserve u.s. credibility with iran. now, a mountain of scholarship and international relation shows that things don't work that way. countries know that what you might do in one situation says very little about what you might do in another different situation. in other words, you really don't have to attack country a to let country b know that you're a tough guy. now, this has been a particularly bad time for...
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he is active in party politics, serving as a fund-raiser and adviser to both the john kerry and barack obama campaigns for president. so before we see the ceremony happening in the rose garden, let's have a quick chat with barbara starr live from the pen pentagon and briera keeler. barbara, first to you, what is jeh johnson's reputation at the pentagon. >> he oversaw a team of 10,000 pentagon attorneys around the world. very much a legal mind here. when he served, writing some of those justifications for drone attacks. speaking out publicly after he left about the justification for the killings, the targeted killings by u.s. drones overseas. killing, justifying killing of american citizens overseas by drones when they got involved in terrorist activities. very much also speaking out about the need to change the thinking about the war on terror. that it was becoming not so much a military operation but one for the intelligent and law enforcement communities to pursue. so his thinking along that all of these, certainly and obviously, in line with president obama. so not maybe so much a s
he is active in party politics, serving as a fund-raiser and adviser to both the john kerry and barack obama campaigns for president. so before we see the ceremony happening in the rose garden, let's have a quick chat with barbara starr live from the pen pentagon and briera keeler. barbara, first to you, what is jeh johnson's reputation at the pentagon. >> he oversaw a team of 10,000 pentagon attorneys around the world. very much a legal mind here. when he served, writing some of those...
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and i thought secretary kerry was quite bold. because in his statement going in, he basically said, he dispensed with diplomacy. he said our military posture remains. it is only the threat of force that's brought to us this dip make the point and brought president putin and the russians here. he said that to lavrov. >> but andrew if assad is saying now we have this other part of it not just the threat of military force that can't be on the table you can't fund the rebels or arm the rebels. >> we shouldn't arm the rebels. >> the cia is. >> it shouldn't. the president said we are not putting boots on the ground. where are the cia? we have no interest in the future or the resolution of that conflict. it is a civil war in a country divided and has been divided for decades if not centuries by these sectarian differences, and the government just as in iraq is led by a minority of alowiets who the british and the french set up to control the majority. [ overlapping speakers ] >> hold on a second. and that's how the colonial powers set i
and i thought secretary kerry was quite bold. because in his statement going in, he basically said, he dispensed with diplomacy. he said our military posture remains. it is only the threat of force that's brought to us this dip make the point and brought president putin and the russians here. he said that to lavrov. >> but andrew if assad is saying now we have this other part of it not just the threat of military force that can't be on the table you can't fund the rebels or arm the...
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a sign of the seriousness of the situation, secretary of state john kerry cancelled a trip to the middle east to have meetings at the white house. also on the table, a possible no-fly zone but that scenario officials tell cnn is less likely. the question now, one official says, at what point is the situation so bad that we have to do something different from what we have been doing? until now the focus was on forcing president assad to step down. now there's a new calculation. >> what is much more serious is what happens if assad stays. because assad is now tied to support from iran. far more it and ever before. assad is now tied to support from hezbollah in lebanon. there is a serious question as to what iraq's role has been. >> reporter: and there's no debate in the administration, wolf, about how bad the situation is but the question officials are telling us is what is president obama going to do about it. >> that's why this week could be decisive if he makes those decisions and we anticipate these meetings will be critically important. jill, thanks very much for that report. when we
a sign of the seriousness of the situation, secretary of state john kerry cancelled a trip to the middle east to have meetings at the white house. also on the table, a possible no-fly zone but that scenario officials tell cnn is less likely. the question now, one official says, at what point is the situation so bad that we have to do something different from what we have been doing? until now the focus was on forcing president assad to step down. now there's a new calculation. >> what is...
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you could hear it in secretary of state kerry. all of a sudden, he's now talking about the fact the syrian opposition is broadly conserved, is broadly representative. >> in fact, you're saying that the united states is more of a moderate shift now? >> absolutely, all of a sudden -- >> right, that surprised me. >> sudden moderation came upon the syrian rebellion. they have to make the argument that somehow or another we have a rebellion on the ground that could inherit this regime. for two and a half years, we talked down the syrian rebellion. for two and a half years, we said al qaeda is there and that we would be the air force of al qaeda. for two and a half years before secretary kerry, there was secretary clinton and secretary clinton was a theorist in how bad the opposition was and that we didn't want to be partners of al qaeda. we have to have faith in the syrian people and if you're going to do these strikes, you have to trust in the ambiguity what will happen later. in truth, they really don't know what will happen. >> no o
you could hear it in secretary of state kerry. all of a sudden, he's now talking about the fact the syrian opposition is broadly conserved, is broadly representative. >> in fact, you're saying that the united states is more of a moderate shift now? >> absolutely, all of a sudden -- >> right, that surprised me. >> sudden moderation came upon the syrian rebellion. they have to make the argument that somehow or another we have a rebellion on the ground that could inherit...
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kerry comes out and makes the case that the president has a right to act on syria. it's a catastrophe now, the red line is in the sand. and obama comes out two days later on the saturday and says i'm going to punt this to congress. i think what this looks like is obama had it -- we know he pulled putin aside at the g-20 and he sat down. they had an off the cuff conversation. snowden came up. syria was more dominant in the conversation. i wouldn't be surprised that others have floated this, give assad a chance to turn over things. they talked about it. this was planned. and i don't think this was by accident. this wasn't a slip of the tongue. >> let's play the john kerry sound for people who have not seen it so far. >> is there anything at this point that his government could do or offer that would stop an attack? >> sure he could turn all of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week, turn it over, all of it without delay and allow a full and total accounting before that. but he isn't about to do it and it can't be done. >> can i talk -- >>
kerry comes out and makes the case that the president has a right to act on syria. it's a catastrophe now, the red line is in the sand. and obama comes out two days later on the saturday and says i'm going to punt this to congress. i think what this looks like is obama had it -- we know he pulled putin aside at the g-20 and he sat down. they had an off the cuff conversation. snowden came up. syria was more dominant in the conversation. i wouldn't be surprised that others have floated this, give...
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another official said of kerry no concerns. he was in the senate 29 years and made consultation with congress a huge my opriority a e huge -- since he became secretary of state. >> in my view, u.s. military force is justified only to protect the vital national security interest of the united states. to date, the administration has not focused on those interests. >> i don't see where america is threatened. i don't see where our national security is threatened. perhaps between now and the time we get back on september the 9th, the president will have information that would allow the congress to effectively see where this danger is. >> administration officials say the president still reserves the right to take military action as one top official put it the commander in chief still has the authority to act even if congress says no. fredericka. >> thanks so much. >>> a few minutes ago we got word saudi arabia is calling for international action in syria. the saudi foreign minister said the syrian regime has crossed all the lines wit
another official said of kerry no concerns. he was in the senate 29 years and made consultation with congress a huge my opriority a e huge -- since he became secretary of state. >> in my view, u.s. military force is justified only to protect the vital national security interest of the united states. to date, the administration has not focused on those interests. >> i don't see where america is threatened. i don't see where our national security is threatened. perhaps between now and...
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>> yeah. >> john kerry says 15 to 25% fighting there could be al qaeda linked. are you willing to let the winds get in their hands? >> that's the question. these fighters that are doing these horrible things weren't there two years ago. they took advantage of a vacuum that existed. meanwhile, these foreign fighters were. i'm not in favor of arming groups that are conducting mass executions. i'm in favor of continuing to try to identify modern elements, train them, compass state them, and deliver weapons to them in a way that ensures a chain of custody. i think we should still try to explore that option. >> it looks like the senate vote on whether to strike syria is put on hold. as you know a few moments ago, majority leader harirry reid is delaying the process. do you think that will get to the floor? >> i don't now. i know the president and the white house are worried about whether they would have enough vote does pass it and what it would mean to foreign policy agenda. i think it was wise to delay it, at least until we understand this proposal better. i have q
>> yeah. >> john kerry says 15 to 25% fighting there could be al qaeda linked. are you willing to let the winds get in their hands? >> that's the question. these fighters that are doing these horrible things weren't there two years ago. they took advantage of a vacuum that existed. meanwhile, these foreign fighters were. i'm not in favor of arming groups that are conducting mass executions. i'm in favor of continuing to try to identify modern elements, train them, compass...